Dimensional Fund Advisors

Dimensional Fund Advisors Portfolio holdings

AUM $432B
1-Year Return 19.15%
 

Dimensional Fund Advisors (DFA), founded in 1981 by David Booth and Rex Sinquefield and headquartered in Austin, Texas, is an investment management firm renowned for its evidence-based, low-cost approach to investing, grounded in academic research from Nobel laureates like Eugene Fama and Kenneth French. Managing hundreds of billions in assets, DFA focuses on systematic, passive strategies that tilt toward factors like small-cap, value, and profitability stocks, primarily through mutual funds and institutional portfolios rather than retail brokerage services. The firm’s philosophy eschews market timing and stock picking, instead emphasizing diversification and efficient market exposure, often requiring investors to access its funds through approved financial advisors. With a global presence and a reputation for disciplined, data-driven investing, DFA has carved a unique niche in the industry, blending academic rigor with practical application.

This Quarter Return
+3.16%
1 Year Return
+19.15%
3 Year Return
+80.48%
5 Year Return
+182.76%
10 Year Return
+378.45%
AUM
$167B
AUM Growth
+$6.62B
Cap. Flow
+$4.56B
Cap. Flow %
2.73%
Top 10 Hldgs %
9%
Holding
3,387
New
58
Increased
2,018
Reduced
918
Closed
88

Top Buys

1
WFC icon
Wells Fargo
WFC
+$277M
2
AAPL icon
Apple
AAPL
+$169M
3
QCOM icon
Qualcomm
QCOM
+$159M
4
C icon
Citigroup
C
+$130M
5
INTC icon
Intel
INTC
+$116M

Sector Composition

1 Financials 17.43%
2 Industrials 13.68%
3 Technology 12.18%
4 Consumer Discretionary 9.79%
5 Healthcare 9.03%
Name Market Value Portfolio Weight Shares or Principal Shares
Change %
Capital Flow
CSC
1001
DELISTED
Computer Sciences
CSC
$47M 0.03%
1,366,364
-8,010
-0.6% -$275K
AME icon
1002
Ametek
AME
$44.4B
$46.9M 0.03%
938,641
+24,316
+3% +$1.22M
RUSHA icon
1003
Rush Enterprises Class A
RUSHA
$4.42B
$46.9M 0.03%
5,784,352
-5,989
-0.1% -$48.6K
EA icon
1004
Electronic Arts
EA
$42.5B
$46.9M 0.03%
708,937
-7,846
-1% -$519K
SCVL icon
1005
Shoe Carnival
SCVL
$653M
$46.8M 0.03%
3,470,992
-2,742
-0.1% -$37K
TKR icon
1006
Timken Company
TKR
$5.32B
$46.8M 0.03%
1,396,659
+379,780
+37% +$12.7M
UAM
1007
DELISTED
Universal American Corp
UAM
$46.8M 0.03%
6,549,954
+117,501
+2% +$839K
XLNX
1008
DELISTED
Xilinx Inc
XLNX
$46.8M 0.03%
985,879
+10,258
+1% +$487K
RIO icon
1009
Rio Tinto
RIO
$102B
$46.7M 0.03%
1,651,615
-15,293
-0.9% -$432K
BBBY
1010
DELISTED
Bed Bath & Beyond Inc
BBBY
$46.7M 0.03%
940,322
+47,950
+5% +$2.38M
AVY icon
1011
Avery Dennison
AVY
$13.1B
$46.5M 0.03%
645,315
-43,721
-6% -$3.15M
BFH icon
1012
Bread Financial
BFH
$2.99B
$46.5M 0.03%
264,927
+11,346
+4% +$1.99M
SHW icon
1013
Sherwin-Williams
SHW
$89.1B
$46.5M 0.03%
490,107
+20,052
+4% +$1.9M
SKT icon
1014
Tanger
SKT
$3.91B
$46.5M 0.03%
1,276,992
+36,391
+3% +$1.32M
TROW icon
1015
T Rowe Price
TROW
$23.4B
$46.4M 0.03%
631,118
+13,571
+2% +$997K
OII icon
1016
Oceaneering
OII
$2.45B
$46.4M 0.03%
1,394,767
+492,029
+55% +$16.4M
PHH
1017
DELISTED
PHH Corporation
PHH
$46.3M 0.03%
3,693,454
-166,108
-4% -$2.08M
BRX icon
1018
Brixmor Property Group
BRX
$8.51B
$46.2M 0.03%
1,804,845
+135,022
+8% +$3.46M
DIOD icon
1019
Diodes
DIOD
$2.44B
$46.2M 0.03%
2,297,096
+235,422
+11% +$4.73M
EVR icon
1020
Evercore
EVR
$13.3B
$46.1M 0.03%
891,657
+82,114
+10% +$4.25M
FBC
1021
DELISTED
Flagstar Bancorp, Inc. New
FBC
$46.1M 0.03%
2,146,814
+254,055
+13% +$5.45M
ESGR
1022
DELISTED
Enstar Group
ESGR
$46M 0.03%
282,985
+5,618
+2% +$913K
ACET
1023
DELISTED
Aceto Corp
ACET
$46M 0.03%
1,951,832
-71,689
-4% -$1.69M
NSP icon
1024
Insperity
NSP
$1.93B
$45.9M 0.03%
1,773,554
+13,042
+0.7% +$337K
EDE
1025
DELISTED
Empire District Electric
EDE
$45.8M 0.03%
1,387,140
+32,126
+2% +$1.06M